Microsoft and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd - Apple's largest manufacturing partner, which trades as Foxconn - have signed a patent deal to protect Foxconn clients from patent claims that could arise from the use of Google's Android and Chrome platforms in their devices.
The agreement effectively makes Foxconn Microsoft's largest licensee for the patents it holds on Android and Chrome, and makes its customers effectively immune from being pursued separately for Google OS-related patent violations in the future.
Source:
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2262123/microsoft-and-foxconn-sign-patent-agreement-for-chrome-devices#comment_form
